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StarTech.com 2 Port IEEE-1394 FireWire CardBus Adapter with Digital Video Editing Kit vs StarTech.com 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 2 Port IEEE-1394 FireWire CardBus Adapter with Digital Video Editing Kit:CardBus
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:PCIe
Chipset
- 2 Port IEEE-1394 FireWire CardBus Adapter with Digital Video Editing Kit:VIA VT6307
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:MosChip MCS9901
Package weight
- 2 Port IEEE-1394 FireWire CardBus Adapter with Digital Video Editing Kit:230 g
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:250 g
I/O ports
- 2 Port IEEE-1394 FireWire CardBus Adapter with Digital Video Editing Kit:2 - Firewire 6 pin Female.
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:1 - DB25 M 2 - DB9 M

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Comparison of 2 Port IEEE-1394 FireWire CardBus Adapter with Digital Video Editing Kit, PEX2S5521P
20 specifications	A StarTech.com 2 Port IEEE-1394 FireWire CardBus Adapter with Digital Video Editing Kit View product	B StarTech.com 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART Model PEX2S5521P View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	CardBus	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoSH
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	VIA VT6307	MosChip MCS9901
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 g
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
Package weightDiffers	230 g	250 g
Other features2 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 8.6	DOS, Windows 95/ 98SE/ 2000/ XP(32/64bit)/ Server 2003(32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64bit)/ 7(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2, Linux, & Mac OS 10.4.x & Windows XP Embedded/ POS Ready 2009/ Embedded System 2009 OS/ CE 5.0/ CE 6.0
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	460.8 Kbps, 1.5 Mbps
I/O portsDiffers	2 - Firewire 6 pin Female.	1 - DB25 M 2 - DB9 M
Package weight (imperial)Known for one	0.231 kg (0.51 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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